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The amount of peer-reviewed research on psychedelics has accordingly been limited due to the difficulty of getting approval from institutional review boards. [72] Furthermore, scientific studies on entheogens present some significant challenges to researchers, including philosophical questions relating to ontology, epistemology and objectivity ...
Psychedelic: South America Brosimum acutifolium: Latex: Bufotenin: Psychedelic: Bufotenin has been identified as a component in the latex of the takini (Brosimum acutifolium) tree, which is used as a psychedelic by South American shamans. [10] Cannabis (and cannabis concentrates) Cannabis spp. Flower: Cannabinoids (THC, and CBD) Psychedelic
The Harvard Psilocybin Project was a series of experiments in psychology conducted by Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert.The founding board of the project consisted of Leary, Aldous Huxley, David McClelland (Leary's and Alpert's superior at Harvard University), [21] Frank Barron, Ralph Metzner, and two graduate students who were working on a project with mescaline.
Psychedelics are gaining momentum as potential therapies for certain mental health. But administering the drugs is not simple, and schools are now teaching special training courses. Psychedelic ...
An Illinois House Committee held a hearing Tuesday afternoon in Chicago to delve into the issue of whether psychedelic substances like psilocybin, or “magic mushrooms,” could be used for ...
The founding of MAPS was a primary step toward the future envisioning of what Doblin has called a "nonprofit psychedelic-pharmaceutical company." [5] Chartered in 1986, MAPS has since contributed over 12 million dollars towards the scientific study of psychedelics and cannabis in therapeutic applications. [6] [7]
Terence McKenna advocated the exploration of altered states of mind via the ingestion of naturally occurring psychedelic substances; [5] [32] [43] for example, and in particular, as facilitated by the ingestion of high doses of psychedelic mushrooms, [26] [55] ayahuasca, and DMT, [6] which he believed was the apotheosis of the psychedelic ...
The Maya, Olmecs, and Aztecs have well-documented entheogenic complexes. [3] North American cultures also have a tradition of entheogens. In South America, especially in Peru, the archaeological study of cultures like Chavin, Cupisnique, Nazca [4] and Moche, [5] have demonstrated the use of entheogens through archaeobotanical, iconographic and paraphernalia.